The Morning After Blog

Join us Monday as we chat with The Governor from The Walking Dead, give away Flyleaf, Drowning Pool and Sevendust tickets, and Big J will punch someone in the face. Also on the show next week: Brent Smith of Shinedown, Dennis of Flogging Molly and Joelle Carter from FX’s Justified. Enjoy your weekend!

Last, but not least, today is a big day over here at The X. Not only do we have a huge FREE X Show tonight featuring Avatar, Eye Empire, Midline and Black Tooth Grin, but we are also hosting a double X session here at the studio today. That’s right, both Eye Empire and Avatar are taking some time out of their day to hang out with us and play some acoustic tunes for all of you. Tune into 100.3 The X Rocks at 1PM today for that.

If you are not familiar with the band Mad Season, you should be. They were a Seattle supergroup consisting of the late Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, the late John Baker Saunders of The Walkabouts, Barrett Martin of The Screaming Trees and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog.

He played Indiana Jones. He’s set to play Han Solo in the new Star Wars film. Yes, Harrison Ford is your “Bad Impression” today because he will in fact be playing the equivalent to Tom Brokaw in Anchor Man 2. Welcome to the pants party, Mr. Ford!

This week’s version of Big J’s “Punch in the Face” goes out to those of you who aren’t making a move to get down to our FREE X Show with Avatar, Eye Empire, Midline and Black Tooth Grin this Thursday at the Knitting Factory. First off, the show is completely FREE. Second, not only are you in for some fantastic metal music, but this will be an entertainment experience as well. Lastly, tickets are not that difficult to obtain, so get to it! Full audio of the punch can be found right here.

Have you ever told your kids to do something, but failed to set the example for them? Well, Big J’s “Life Lesson” might have something to do with that. Click right here for the full audio from today’s show and indulge a little slice of Big J’s home life. Disclaimer: some Big J rage may or may not be involved.

Jeff Myers of the Idaho Youth Ranch stopped by the studio this morning to chat about a myriad of things, including the opening of five new Youth Ranch locations throughout Idaho. They also have five programs that run throughout the state to help at-risk youth find a more promising future. Not to mention, 70+% of the funding for these programs comes directly from the sales at thrift stores, so when people shop, donate, or volunteer, they are directly supporting Idaho kids in need. Check out www.youthranch.org for more info.

Yesterday Big J took home a movie called “The Master,” starring two fantastic actors named Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix. He says that Nic would love the film, but was it Big J approved? Find out right here.

It’s only fitting that we have an Oscar related “Punch in the Face” this week. Due to Seth MacFarlane’s hosting duties, Big J refuses to deliver a punch to the Oscars as a whole. However, find out which aspect takes the jaw-jacking right here.

Guy Fieri landed himself a spot on “Bad Impressions” this morning. Mr. Fieri recently learned the importance of securing domain names which might reflect the name of your business. He owns a restaurant called Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar, but does not own GuysAmericanKithcenandBar.com. That url is actually owned by this guy --> https://twitter.com/BryanMytko. Check out the special menu below.

Comic-Con would be the last thing you’d ever expect Big J to “Punch in the Face.” However, it happened during this morning’s show my friends. Find out exactly what happened in Big J's very own words right here.

During this week’s “Tech Tour,” we learned that Samsung and Apple are fighting for the new smart watch. In Big J’s words, “it tells time smartly.” Also, he came across an app called “SkyView Free,” which basically allows you to use your camera to find constellations in the sky.

Whole Foods took a “Punch to the Face” this morning courtesy of our very own Big J. It’s not so much Whole Foods, but more so the fact that he’s forced to drive all the way from his place of residence in Middleton to go shopping in East Boise. Big J’s quote of the day: “Why can’t Canyon County have nice things?!”

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Monday - This day in history was was the day that D.B. Cooper made his big get away. Best songs about crime? Big J nails the first win of the week with Beastie Boys Rhymin and Stealin beating Nic's choice of Papa Roach Getting Away with Murder.

Tuesday -Happy Birthday Tim Armstrong! In honor of you we will war with your songs. Big J loses with Transplants getting his arse kicked by Nic's choice of Rancid. Well played.

Wednesday - Let us war with bands we are Thankful for this year. Anj wins her last rock war with Volbeat Lola Montez beating Nic's choice of Nothingmore This is The Time.

Thursday - THANKSGIVING! We are busy feeding our faces! No time to war.